Apple crisp with condensed milk takes the classic oat topped dessert and adds that little something extra. It’s a little bit creamy, has a nice glossy top and tastes amazing.
Try this fun twist on traditional apple crisp. The addition of sweetened condensed milk adds a little bit of creaminess, some sweetness and that little extra bit of goodness.
By now you know I have a bit of a thing for sweetened condensed milk. I am willing to try adding it to just about anything.
I was curious about adding it to apple crisp, but every recipe I could find made you start by turning the can of condensed milk into dulce de leche first. While that sounds absolutely amazing, and I will likely do that someday, that is not what I had in mind.
Plus I didn’t want to take that kind of time. I wanted immediate apple crisp gratification.
Ps. You can also make homemade dulce de leche from milk, sugar and vanilla, but that would delay the process even more.
So I went about making exactly what I wanted. I started with my great grandma’s apple crisp recipe.
It is super simple but really delicious. Plus there is no added sugar in that recipe, so adding the sweetness of condensed milk doesn’t make it over the top sweet.
Why add the condensed milk?
Because it is delicious for one! Drizzling the sweetened condensed milk over the oatmeal topping helps to hold it together.
It also gives it a bit of glossy sheen and makes it extra golden. So it does wonders for those bits of crumb topping and makes them fabulous on their own.
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The condensed milk that seeps through sort of collects between the fruit. When you hit a pocket it almost tastes like a bit of melted ice cream hiding in there.
Preparing the apples
You can use almost any kind of apple in this recipe. Obviously a good baking apple like jonagold, honeycrisp or McIntosh will hold up better, but feel free to use what you have.
Feel free to peel the apples if you like. Or use an apple peeler, corer, slicer if you have one.
Because an apple crisp is supposed to be kind of rustic, I like to keep the skins on the apples. A lot of the nutrients and fiber are in the peel and the texture doesn’t bother us at all.
Then I just quickly cut them into chunks. That way they still have some texture when they come out of the oven.
So it is definitely a personal choice. There is no right answer.
This recipe is great as written, but we also love it with a mix of apples and pears. They are so good together and it adds an extra layer of flavor and texture.
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Apple Crisp with Condensed Milk
Ingredients
- 8 cups chopped apples
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 2½ cups old fashioned oats
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ cup melted butter
- 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Wash and core the apples. Peel if desired, and slice or chop into cubes. Toss with lemon juice then place in greased 9×13-in pan.8 cups chopped apples, 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- In a bowl, mix together flour, oats, salt, and cinnamon. Add melted butter and stir together.⅓ cup all purpose flour, 2½ cups old fashioned oats, ½ teaspoon salt, 2½ teaspoons ground cinnamon, ½ cup melted butter
- Sprinkle oat topping over apples. Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the top.14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
- Bake for about 40 minutes or until the topping is golden, the juices are bubbling and the apples are tender.
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I’m making it this evening. I’m using cinnamon churro granola in place of the oats !
That sounds fabulous!
It was really good
Would like to make with cranberries or raisins but you don’t suggest how much is needed. Thx.
I would probably somewhere from 1/4 to 1/2 cup depending on how much you want. Really, you could just sprinkle some on until it looks right. If you want to plump them up a bit before you add them, that would be good too. You could do that by soaking them in a little warm water, orange juice, or even a liquor depending on your taste preferences. Just drain the liquid and then add them in with the apples.
Thanks! Just what I was looking for. I wanted to use crushed Bishcoff cookies and cinnamon pecans on an apple crisp, but also wanted a creamier texture. I’ll use this and tweak slightly.
That sounds fabulous!
Very easy to assemble and I hope it tastes great.. made for my god daughter’s birthday party!!
I hope everyone liked it!
I made this dish today. It was easy, quick to make and very tasty. I wasn’t sure about using the oats but it worked!
My family and visitors gave it a thumbs up. It really was delicious.
I am so glad everyone liked it!
What a great idea! I will be trying this!
I hope you like it!
i am an oatmeal hater. how would this work with the flour,brown sugar and butter topping?
I haven’t tried it, but I can’t see why it would work. Let me know how it goes if you try it.
I bet the sweetened condensed milk makes the crispy part extra good!!
It does, it makes it a little glossy and helps it hold together in big granola like chunks.
One of the boys requests apple crisp every birthday and oh my, with the addition of the condensed milk, YUMMO!
It is fun because the traditional flavors of apple crisp really shines through but there’s just that little something extra.